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Recent Examples of masterstroke
Swapping out Justin Simmons for Brandon Jones was a masterstroke.
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
The Lana makes an architectural statement in Business Bay with its striking puzzle-like build — a design masterstroke from firm Foster + Partners that creates a play of light and shadow throughout the day.
—Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
For all City’s inadequacies, Ange Postecoglou’s positional ploy was a masterstroke, with Kulusevski surprisingly moved out wide and Maddison brought in to exploit the gaps that were forged by the runs of team-mates.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
In signing him, Barca has beaten Lille to the 17-year-old's signature which could prove a masterstroke considering the premiums the French club sells players on for.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
The Lana makes an architectural statement in Business Bay with its striking puzzle-like build — a design masterstroke from firm Foster + Partners that creates a play of light and shadow throughout the day.
—Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
For all City’s inadequacies, Ange Postecoglou’s positional ploy was a masterstroke, with Kulusevski surprisingly moved out wide and Maddison brought in to exploit the gaps that were forged by the runs of team-mates.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
In signing him, Barca has beaten Lille to the 17-year-old's signature which could prove a masterstroke considering the premiums the French club sells players on for.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masterstroke
Noun
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The reward for that would be a match against either New Caledonia or Tahiti three days later at Eden Park for a direct ticket to the 2026 showpiece in North America.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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After India beat Australia by four wickets in the semifinal, tickets to the showpiece sold out at the 25,000 capacity Emirates venue within 40 minutes.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This Side of the Island is a more concise and conceptual effort, compared to his last full-length, 2020’s The Loves of Your Life, which is a masterpiece of musical storytelling.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2025
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Someone else whose very existence was a masterpiece declared all art quite useless.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Livermore Valley Opera brings the composer’s masterwork to life on stage at the Bankhead Theater this weekend for four performances with that duality fully in mind.—
Randy McMullen,
The Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2025
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An ongoing controversy over the holdings of the Bavarian State Painting Collections, the organization that oversees masterworks shown by Munich museums such as the Alte Pinakothek and the Museum Brandhorst, reached new heights this week after a bombshell report in the Süddeutsche Zeitung.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But the heart of the book is her tour de force march through 21st-century German and European politics and history.—
The Know,
The Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2025
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Constantine isn’t a total tour de force, but that’s also a big part of the joy of the movie and what leaves me unmoved by all the talk of a sequel.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Masterstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterstroke. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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